Janet Evanovichās #1 New York TimesĀ bestselling sensationĀ Stephanie PlumĀ returns in herĀ twenty-forth thriller as mutilated corpses litter the streets of New Jersey...Ā
Trouble comes in bunches for Stephanie Plum. First, professional grave robber and semi-professional loon, Simon Diggery, wonāt let her take him in until she agrees to care for his boa constrictor, Ethel. Stephanieās main qualification for babysitting an extremely large snake is that she owns a stun gunāwhether thatās for use on the wandering serpent or the petrified neighbors remains to be seen.
Events take a dark turn when headless bodies start appearing across town. At first, itās just corpses from a funeral home and the morgue that have had the heads removed. But when a homeless man is murdered and dumped behind a church Stephanie knows that sheās the only one with a prayer of catching this killer.
If all thatās not enough, Dieselās back in town. The 6-foot-tall, blonde-haired hunk is a man who accepts no limitsāthat includes locked doors, closed windows and underwear. Trentonās hottest cop, Joe Morelli isnāt pleased at this unexpected arrival nor is Ranger, the high-powered security consultant who has his own plans for Stephanie.
As usual Jerseyās favorite bounty hunter is stuck in the middle with more questions than answers. Whatās the deal with Grandma Mazurās latest online paramour? Who is behind the startling epidemic of mutilated corpses? And is the enigmatic Dieselās sudden appearance a coincidence or the cause of recent deadly events? Ā